Senior Practitioner

Job Description

Would you welcome the opportunity to work in a service that is adapting to the demands of our County and is open to fresh ideas and new ways of working? If so, apply now!

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward-thinking Senior Practitioner to join our Transitions team, based in St Mary’s House, Eastbourne. You must be a Social Worker registered with Social Work England, please include your registration number on your application.

You will work alongside lead practitioners who care as much about individual outcomes as you. Focus on the strengths and resilience of the person ensuring they are in a safe space and with the specialist support in place to ensure their social care needs are met. You will also provide continuous supervision and support to the Social Workers and Resource Officers in the service.

The required experience:

• Level 1 Practice Educator Professional Standards (Enabling Learning) or equivalent or willingness to undertake
• Supervision skills demonstrated through the supervision of social workers or students including the assessment of competencies.
• Demonstrate confident and critical application of professional ethical principles to decision making and practice
• Able to manage workload independently, applying critical reflection and analysis to maintain, develop and apply a range of effective judgements, and assessments, utilising a wide range of evidence and hypotheses to inform decision making, assessment and timely intervention to progress complex cases and safeguarding interventions

Please download the job description and person specification for more information.

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

We ensure our staff have the tools and support they need, these include access to expert advice and support from qualified social work managers - including reflective supervision and a complex risk forum, evidence-based team learning, group reflective practice, online research tools and specialist training in partnership with Brighton University.

There are many rewards working for East Sussex County Council, some of these include:

• Generous pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Access to training
• Access to our extensive wellbeing and wellness training.
• Annual registration fee with Social Worker England will be reimbursed.

More information can be found on our benefits page.

For an informal discussion, please contact Jo Widdop, Practice Manager or Sarah Nundy, Practice manager on 01323 747117.

For more information about our diverse range of benefits please click on the link provided benefits page.

For work that makes a difference, choose East Sussex!

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Additional Information
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.